MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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